Phrase guide

as yet

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

Up to the present.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • As yet, we have not received the letter you sent us.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: up to now, thus far, so far, hitherto, to date, as yet, as of yet, erenow, herebefore, hereto, heretofore, heretoforetime, hereunto, hereuntofore, hithertofore, yet

Antonyms: none provided

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adverb

Meaning 2

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • So far he hasn't called
  • the sun isn't up yet

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: so far, thus far, up to now, hitherto, heretofore, yet, til now, until now

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 到目前為止 /到目前为止 (dào mùqián wéizhǐ) — up to the present
  • Chinese Mandarin: 迄今 (qìjīn) — up to the present
  • Chinese Mandarin: 迄今為止 /迄今为止 (qìjīn wéizhǐ) — up to the present
  • Chinese Mandarin: 至今 (zhìjīn) — up to the present
  • Dutch: nog steeds — up to the present
  • Dutch: tot nu toe — up to the present
  • Esperanto: ĝis nun — up to the present
  • Finnish: tähän mennessä — up to the present
  • French: jusqu'à présent — up to the present
  • French: pour le moment — up to the present
  • French: pour l'instant — up to the present
  • German: bisher — up to the present
  • German: bis jetzt — up to the present
  • Italian: non ancora — up to the present
  • Japanese: 今のところ (ima no tokoro) — up to the present
  • Japanese: 依然として (izen to shite) — up to the present
  • Japanese: まだ (mada) — up to the present
  • Korean: 지금까지 (jigeumkkaji) — up to the present
  • Korean: 아직 (ajik) — up to the present
  • Polish: jak dotąd — up to the present
  • Polish: na razie — up to the present
  • Polish: póki co — up to the present
  • Portuguese: ainda — up to the present
  • Portuguese: por enquanto — up to the present
  • Russian: всё ещё (vsjo ješčó) — up to the present
  • Russian: пока́ что (poká što) — up to the present
  • Russian: пока́ (poká) — up to the present
  • Russian: до сих по́р (do six pór) — up to the present
  • Russian: на да́нный моме́нт (na dánnyj momént) — up to the present
  • Russian: к настоя́щему моме́нту (k nastojáščemu moméntu) — up to the present
  • Spanish: aún — up to the present
  • Spanish: todavía — up to the present
  • Spanish: hasta ahora — up to the present
  • Spanish: hasta la fecha — up to the present
  • Spanish: hasta el momento — up to the present
  • Swahili: hadi sasa — up to the present
  • Swedish: hittills — up to the present
  • Welsh: hyd yn hyn — up to the present